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Cephalon Pharma (Ireland) Ltd

Cephalon Pharma  (Ireland) Ltd
Suite 43, Northwood Court, Northwood Business Campus, Santry, Dublin 9,
Telephone: +353 1 8621600
Fax: +353 1 8621601
Medical Information e-mail: UKMedInfo@cephalon.com
Summary of Product Characteristics last updated on medicines.ie: 16/11/2011
SPC Axsain

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Updated on 16/11/2011 and displayed until Current
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   14-Oct-2011
Legal Category:   Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 3 correction of typo on 'Cetyl Alcohol'
Updated on 14/07/2011 and displayed until 16/11/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 5.1 - Pharmacodynamic properties
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   09-Jun-2011
Legal Category:   Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Sections 4.4 of the SmPC has been updated to add  “Skin irritation has been reported following application of Axsain/Zacin” and “skin irritation” has also been added as an adverse event in section 4.8. 

 The following wording has been added to the start of section 5.1:  “Pharmacotherapeutic group: Topical products for joint and muscular pain, Capsaicin and similar agents, ATC code: M02A B01.”

 

Updated on 06/05/2010 and displayed until 14/07/2011
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing authorisation holder
  • Change to section 8 - MA number
  • Change to section 9 - Date of renewal of authorisation
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   26-Mar-2010
Legal Category:   Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Section 7 - update MAH from Cephalon Limited to Cephalon UK Limited (transfer of ownership)
Section 8 - update PA number from PA 1260/1/1 to PA 0827/004/001
Section 9 - update last renewal date to 14 June 2009 
Updated on 23/03/2010 and displayed until 06/05/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 1 - Name of medicinal product
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   18-Feb-2010
Legal Category:   Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



SmPC updates include:

-          Addition of ‘w/w to product name (section 1)

-          Addition of the following to section 2:   ‘ Also contains Cetyl alcohol 8.0% w/w’ & ‘For a full list of excipients,see section 6.6’

-          Inclusion of reference to nasal and throat irritation in section 4.8

Updated on 20/10/2009 and displayed until 23/03/2010
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   18-Sep-2009
Legal Category:   Product subject to medical prescription which may be renewed (B)

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company



For information the following details the changes to section 4.4 of the SmPC: 

Add:

Not for use under tight bandages.

The hands should be washed immediately after application of the cream, unless the hands are the treated areas, in which case, they should be washed 30 minutes after application.

And to remove:

After applying Axsain Cream with the fingers, hands should be washed immediately.

Updated on 07/07/2008 and displayed until 20/10/2009
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to marketing authorisation holder address
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   01/2008
Legal Category:   prescription only

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

 
Section 7: update of MA Holder address to the following:  1 Albany Place, Hyde Way, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 3BT, UK
Updated on 10/01/2007 and displayed until 07/07/2008
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing authorisation holder
  • Change to section 8 - MA number
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Date of revision of text on the SPC:   12/2006
Legal Category:   prescription only

Free-text change information supplied by the pharmaceutical company

Change of MA holder from Zeneus to Cephalon
Updated on 10/03/2006 and displayed until 10/01/2007
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 7 - Marketing authorisation holder
Updated on 04/01/2006 and displayed until 10/03/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 4.3 - Contraindications
  • Correction of spelling/typing errors
Updated on 09/08/2004 and displayed until 04/01/2006
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • Change to section 1 - Name of medicinal product
  • Change to section 2 - Qualitative and quantitative composition
  • Change to section 3 - Pharmaceutical form
  • Change to section 4.4 - Special warnings and precautions for use
  • Change to section 4.8 - Undesirable effects
  • Change to section 6.1 - List of excipients
  • Change to section 9 - Date of renewal of authorisation
  • Change to section 10 - Date of revision of the text
Updated on 23/06/2003 and displayed until 09/08/2004
Reasons for adding or updating:
  • New SPC for medicines.ie

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Active Ingredients

 
   Capsaicin

Versions

 
16/11/2011 to Current
14/07/2011 to 16/11/2011
06/05/2010 to 14/07/2011
23/03/2010 to 06/05/2010
20/10/2009 to 23/03/2010
07/07/2008 to 20/10/2009
10/01/2007 to 07/07/2008
10/03/2006 to 10/01/2007
04/01/2006 to 10/03/2006
09/08/2004 to 04/01/2006
23/06/2003 to 09/08/2004
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Registered Address: Franklin House, 140 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4, Ireland
Registered Number: 254776
Tel: (353 1) 6603350 Fax: (353 1) 6686672 Email: info@ipha.ie

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